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Inside the studio of the best student radio station
WSUM rules the airwaves thanks to creative freedom and hard work.
A first day of classes, full of motion
The start of the fall semester was marked by new places and faces.
Welcome to ‘Reg Week’
The UW Marching Band’s audition process is an intense but rewarding experience.
What we did on your summer vacation
From new faces to refreshed places, catch up on the top 10 headlines from a busy summer on campus.
Incarceration rates are declining. A new study explores some of the reasons why.
A new analysis of data highlights the extent of declines and shows the reasons prison populations are shrinking differ from the reasons incarceration grew.
Found: Mega-Earth!
Researchers with the Wisconsin Center for Origins Research have discovered their first exoplanet, a 170-million-year-old planet more than 2.5 times larger than the Earth.
A movie set, right on campus
Professor Aaron Greer turns to the UW–Madison community to help bring the feature film ‘Morning Moon’ to life.
Meet the 2026 University Staff Recognition Award winners
Teamwork, mastery and innovation mark the work of this year's awardees.
Detailed molecular picture of tooth enamel reveals adaptions to diets
Research lead by UW–Madison physics professor suggests that enamel evolved to become tougher over millions of years.
Primatologist Karen Strier elected to American Philosophical Society
The highly selective distinction honors her more than four decades studying and working to protect an endangered monkey species.
UW’s Public Tech Media Lab helps bridge the gap between AI and journalism
Led by journalism professor Tomás Dodds, the new lab has partnered with local newsrooms to help them develop AI guidelines and systems that adhere to core reporting values and standards.
Five UW–Madison professors elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
The new members, representing a wide range of academic research areas, were selected for accomplishments in their fields.
Three UW–Madison professors earn Guggenheim Fellowships
The prestigious awards recognize their prior career achievements and future promise.
A UW professor’s book tells the overlooked tale of a queer Black man who risked his life during WWII for love
Ethelene Whitmire’s ‘The Remarkable Life of Reed Peggram,’ who survived and escaped a Nazi concentration camp with his lover, has received national recognition since its release.
Eschenfelder named L&S interim dean
Kristin Eschenfelder, academic associate dean and associate director for the School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences, will begin the role in May.
Ancient Antarctic ice cycles impacted ocean productivity thousands of miles away
UW–Madison study links Antarctic ice sheet growth and decay to a 40,000-year rhythm in subtropical marine productivity.
The Badger starter pack
From chamber music to the chemistry lab, these five UW intro courses see the highest enrollment — and set students up for long-term success.
How to save a life from a student who did it
After a life-or-death incident, UW–Madison biology student Anthony Lange set out to pursue a career in emergency medicine.
UW’s Puerto Rican Studies Hub explores the archipelago’s culture and history from a new point of view
The first-of-its-kind center in the Midwest aims to put ‘UW–Madison at the forefront’ of an academic field with growing reach.
A global hub for Hollywood history
UW–Madison’s Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research preserves priceless materials from the entertainment industry.